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Giant snow penis baffles Swedish town

Nobody knows when humans carved the first snow penis into freshly fallen powder, but they're not going away any time soon.

Parks officials in Gothenburg, Sweden, found themselves in a bit of a pickle on Sunday when a local schlong artist decided to draw a giant penis in the snow on a frozen moat. Unfortunately for those trying to eradicate the member, the snow penis was on thin ice, literally.

According toThe Local, park employees were cleaning King's Park when several concerned citizens, disgusted and offended by the snow art located on a frozen body of water inside the park, approached the workers. The park staff then attempted to destroy the artwork, but retreated after discovering the ice was too thin.

Darko Brankovic director of Gothenburg's Parks and Landscape Administration told the Swedish tabloid Aftonbladet that he could "understand both those who think that the penis is offensive and those who only see the fun in it all."

So, for now, the snow penis will remain until warmer weather melts it away or a fresh powder creates a blank canvas for another artist.

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